FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Announces
Winners of the Innovation Print Awards 2023

41 winners from the Asia Pacific region recognized for their innovation and creativity

 

SINGAPORE, 1 November 2023 – FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific announced today the winners of the Innovation Print Awards (IPA) 2023. Heartfelt congratulations to 41 winners from 11 countries across the Asia Pacific region for their brilliant works.

The Innovation Print Award (IPA) received an astounding total of 275 entries, which is almost a 50 percent increase in entries as compared 193 entries received last year. The increase in submission established IPA’s value and recognition in the hearts of design and print professionals in the graphic communications industry.

And for the first time in 16 years, there are two winners for the “Best Innovation” Award – Inkjet Technology and Toner Technology respectively, out of the 39 winners in 22 categories recognised for their creativity and print quality.

“Digital Packaging” continues to lead as the most competitive category for IPA and has reinforced the needs of brands in enhancing consumer experiences through personalised design and packaging and highlighted the trends for on-demand print with high quality printouts as well as the demand for short-run in packaging.  

“The entries received this year have gone up to another level, especially on the design and creativity that has been executed across all categories. It shows how the industry has embraced the emerging digital technologies to meet their customers’ expectations and demands,” said Scott Mackie, General Manager, Graphic Communication Marketing, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. “Each entry is cleverly executed using either digital technology, or a hybrid of technologies and has surpassed the usual production standards. This has clearly demonstrated the increasing demands across commercial print, labels and packaging and has positioned the industry for further growth.”        

One outstanding trend this year was the pervasive adoption of digital print production. It has become commonplace to encounter Gold, Silver, and special colours in the submissions, demonstrating the industry's rapid embrace of digital printing technology,” said Paul Callaghan*1, Head Judge for IPA 2023. “What truly impressed us was how these special colours were utilised creatively, making many entries truly stand out. This indicates that designers and agencies have also mastered the art of incorporating special colours to enhance the overall impact of their work.”

 

The winning applications will be showcased in FUJIFILM Business Innovation Graphic Communication showroom in Tokyo, Japan and in regional Graphic Communication industry events.

2023 Innovation Print Awards Winners

Category

Winners

Company Name

Location

Best Innovation Award (Inkjet)

Winner

SunM Color Co., Ltd.

Japan

Best Innovation Award (Toner)

Winner

Spectrum Press International Pte Ltd

Singapore

Art Production

Winner

SunM Color Co., Ltd.

Japan

Runner-Up

Shanghai Jiaqi Printing Technology Co., Ltd.

China

Books

Winner

Nanjing New Century Union Printing Co., Ltd.

China

Runner-Up

Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Photobooks

Winner

Yamazen Communications co.,ltd

Japan

Runner-Up

Nanjing YiHaoYin Digital Graphic Imaging Co., Ltd.

China

Magazine

Winner

China Business Union Printing (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.

China

Runner-Up

Press Creation Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Education

Winner

Spectrum Press International Pte Ltd

Singapore

Brochures, Catalogue & Leaflets

Winner

Globus Print Solutions

Australia

Runner-Up

Asia One Printing Ltd

Hong Kong

Business Effectiveness - Mock-up

Winner

Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

SJ Print and Pack Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Calendars

Winner

Refine Printing Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

Hung Hing Off-set Printing Co. Ltd

Hong Kong

Company Self Promotion

Winner

GMW Creative Prints

Malaysia

Runner-Up

Winson Enterprise (H.K.) Ltd

Hong Kong

Creative Design

Winner

Singapore Book Council

Singapore

Runner-Up

Lovepop Vietnam Co., Ltd

Vietnam

Digital Rigid Packaging

Winner

Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

MK Printing Bali

Indonesia

Digital Carton Board Packaging

Winner

Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

Shanghai Jiaqi Printing Technology Co., Ltd.

China

Digital Labels

Winner

NK Printing Solutions Co., Ltd

Vietnam

Runner-Up

Wood Water Print Studio Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Direct Mails

Winner

Times Printers Pte Ltd

Singapore

Food/Drink Menu

Winner

Neo Digital Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Runner-Up

Wongtawan Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Invitations

Winner

2T Group Production and Trading Co., Ltd

Vietnam

Runner-Up

Suzhou Industrial Park Era Advertising Decoration Design Co., Ltd.

China

Multi-Piece Campaign

Winner

Artech Printing & Graphix Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

SHOWADO Co., Ltd.

Japan

Open Category

Winner

Hung Hing Off-set Printing Co. Ltd

Hong Kong

Sustainability

Winner

Marga Persada Printing

Indonesia

Runner-Up

Banway Marketing Sdn Bhd

Malaysia

Technology

Winner

Surpass Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Use of Specialty Colours

Winner

Spectrum Press International Pte Ltd

Singapore

Runner-Up

Fingerprint Ltd

Hong Kong

Wide Format Applications

Winner

SUN-BRAIN Co., Ltd.

Japan

 

 

*1:        Judges serving on the panel include Paul Callaghan who is the chairman of the Regional Asian Packaging Conference and Asian Print Awards committee, and a publisher at Print+Packaging Innovation Asia magazine, the region's only print industry magazine.

*2:        Innovation Print Awards 2023 entries from Australia and New Zealand are not eligible for the Asian Print Awards as they have their own local award.